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Pacifism covers a spectrum of views, including the belief that international disputes can and should be peacefully resolved, calls for the abolition of the institutions of the military and war, opposition to any organization of society through governmental force (anarchist or libertarian pacifism), rejection of the use of physical violence to obtain political, economic or social goals, the ...
Peaceful protest against the three farm bills passed by parliament. 2020–2021 Thailand 2020–2021 Thai Protests: Ongoing peaceful protest to reform the Thai Monarchy and coup-installed government. 2021–present Turkey 2021 Boğaziçi University protests: Ongoing peaceful protests against the rector appointment without election 2022–present
A nonviolent revolution is a revolution conducted primarily by unarmed civilians using tactics of civil resistance, including various forms of nonviolent protest, to bring about the departure of governments seen as entrenched and authoritarian without the use or threat of violence. [1]
May 12. Twelve young men in New York publicly burn their draft cards to protest the war – the first such act of war resistance. [5] [6] Fall. Free Speech Movement at the University of California at Berkeley defends the right of students to carry out political organizing on campus. Founder: Mario Savio. Early August.
The 1967 March on the Pentagon was a massive demonstration against the Vietnam War that took place on October 21, 1967. The event began with more than 100,000 protesters at a rally near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C..
An anti-Vietnam War protest in Netherlands in July 1966. February – a group of about 100 veterans attempted to return their military decorations to the White House in protest of the war, but were turned back. March 26 – anti-war demonstrations were held around the country and the world, with 20,000 taking part in New York City.
National political leaders ratcheted up the pressure for Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to step down on Wednesday as pro-Palestinian protests continued at the school’s New York ...
The Staten Island Peace Conference was a brief informal diplomatic conference held between representatives of the British Crown and its rebellious North American colonies in the hope of bringing a rapid end to the nascent American Revolution.